Jeremiah 3:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I have always wanted to treat you as my children and give you the best land, the most beautiful on earth. I wanted you to call me “Father” and not turn from me.

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:4

You call me your father or your long-lost friend;

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favourite children.

Isaiah 63:16

Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not like those people who turn back and get destroyed. We will keep on having faith until we are saved.

Ephesians 1:5

God was kind and decided that Christ would choose us to be God's own adopted children.

Galatians 3:26

All of you are God's children because of your faith in Christ Jesus.

Hosea 11:8

Israel, I can't let you go. I can't give you up. How could I possibly destroy you as I did the towns of Admah and Zeboiim? I just can't do it. My feelings for you are much too strong.

Daniel 11:45

After this, he will set up camp between the Mediterranean Sea and Mount Zion. Then he will be destroyed, and no one will be able to save him.

Daniel 11:41

and when they reach the holy land, tens of thousands will be killed. But the countries of Edom and Moab and the ruler of Ammon will escape.

Daniel 11:16

The king who invaded from the north will do as he pleases, and he will even capture and destroy the holy land.

Daniel 8:9

A little horn came from one of these, and its power reached to the south, the east, and even to the holy land.

Ezekiel 20:6

I swore that I would rescue them from Egypt and lead them to a land I had already chosen. This land was rich with milk and honey and was the most splendid land of all.

Jeremiah 31:20

People of Israel, you are my own dear children. Don't I love you best of all? Though I often make threats, I want you to be near me, so I will have mercy on you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 12:10

My beautiful land is ruined like a field or a vineyard trampled by shepherds and stripped bare by their flocks.

Jeremiah 5:7

People of Judah, how can I forgive you? I gave you everything, but you abandoned me and worshipped idols. You men go to prostitutes and are unfaithful to your wives.

Isaiah 64:8

You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who moulded us.

Proverbs 3:35

You will be praised if you are wise, but you will be disgraced if you are a stubborn fool.

Psalm 106:24

They would not trust you, LORD, and they did not like the promised land.

1 Peter 1:17

You say that God is your Father, but God doesn't have favourites! He judges all people by what they do. So you must honour God while you live as strangers here on earth.

Psalm 16:6

You make my life pleasant, and my future is bright.

Psalm 89:26

He will say to me, ‘You are my Father and my God, as well as the mighty rock where I am safe.’

Jeremiah 3:17

The whole city of Jerusalem will be my throne. All nations will come here to worship me, and they will no longer follow their stubborn, evil hearts.

Jeremiah 33:9

When that happens, all nations on earth will see the good things I have done for Jerusalem, and how I have given it complete peace. The nations will celebrate and praise and honour me, but they will also tremble with fear.

Deuteronomy 14:1

People of Israel, you are the LORD's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.